About this Event
YOU DON'T NEED ANOTHER NETWORKING EVENT. YOU NEED THE RIGHT ROOM.
Real Mastermind is a private Boardroom dinner for 20 accomplished entrepreneurs, business owners, investors, executives and community leaders who value meaningful relationships, thoughtful conversation and contribution before transaction.
Join us Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM in The Boardroom at Charcoal Steakhouse in Kitchener.
There are no crowded rooms, forced networking exercises or hard-selling presentations. Instead, guests share one table, enjoy dinner and take part in a curated conversation designed to move beyond introductions and into ideas, experience and perspectives worth sharing.
Every Real Mastermind features a different discussion theme. Registered guests receive the theme a few days before the event—there is nothing to prepare. Simply come ready to listen, share your perspective and contribute.
The people who make the room special are accomplished but still curious, successful but still generous, and connected but willing to connect others.
Attendance is intentionally capped at 20 guests. Once the Boardroom is full, registration closes.
Come to contribute. Leave better connected.
WHAT MAKES REAL MASTERMIND DIFFERENT?
Most networking starts with:
“What do you do?”
Real Mastermind starts somewhere different:
“How can I help?”
The people around the table bring experience, perspective, relationships, knowledge and ideas.
What makes the room valuable is their willingness to share them.
Real Mastermind is built around:
CONTRIBUTION BEFORE TRANSACTION.
Come willing to share an idea, offer perspective, make an introduction, challenge someone's thinking, open a door when you can—or simply participate in a conversation worth having.
Relationships before transactions.
People before pitches.
EVERY EVENING HAS A THEME
Every Real Mastermind features a different curated discussion theme designed to move the conversation beyond small talk.
Registered guests receive the evening's theme a few days before the event.
There is no homework.
There is no presentation to prepare.
There are no right answers.
Simply give the topic some thought and come ready to contribute your perspective.
Themes may explore:
- Business and entrepreneurship
- Building and protecting wealth
- Leadership and difficult decisions
- Risk, failure and reinvention
- Relationships and opportunity
- Legacy and mentorship
- Giving back and creating impact
- Lessons learned through experience
The theme starts the conversation.
The people around the table create the value.
WHO BELONGS AT THE TABLE?
Real Mastermind is designed for accomplished:
- Entrepreneurs
- Business owners
- Investors
- Executives
- Founders and operators
- Professionals
- Community leaders
But your title isn't what makes you right for the room.
Your mindset does.
The people who make Real Mastermind special tend to be:
Accomplished, but still curious.
Successful, but still generous.
Connected, but willing to connect others.
Confident, without needing to dominate the room.
Discreet and respectful of the people around them.
If your first thought is:
“Who can I sell to?”
This probably isn't your room.
If your first thought is:
“Who can I help?”
We'd like you at the table.
WHY ONLY 20 PEOPLE?
Because the quality of the room matters more than the size of the room.
Real Mastermind is intentionally limited to 20 people so everyone has an opportunity to participate, listen, contribute and genuinely get to know the people sitting around them.
No overflow room.
No second table.
20 means 20.
Once the Boardroom is full, registration closes.
YOUR TICKET
$150 PER PERSON
Your ticket includes:
- Admission to Real Mastermind
- Private Boardroom experience
- Intentionally limited guest list
- Curated discussion theme
- Theme shared a few days before the event
- Dinner at Charcoal Steakhouse
- Free parking
Applicable taxes and Eventbrite fees are additional.
No membership required.
Registration closes when the available seats are filled or five days before the event, whichever comes first.
GOOD TO KNOW
Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes
Format: Private seated dinner
Location: The Boardroom at Charcoal Steakhouse
Capacity: 20 people maximum
Doors: 5:50 PM
Event: 6:00 PM–8:45 PM
Parking: Free
Ticket: $150 per person plus applicable taxes and Eventbrite fees
Membership: None required
Refund Policy: No refunds
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:20 PM
Arrival & Connection
Info: Join us in the Boardroom, meet the other guests and settle in with relaxed conversation.
No forced networking.
Just natural connection.
🕑: 06:20 PM - 06:30 PM
Welcome & Evening Theme
Info: A brief welcome and introduction to the evening's curated discussion theme.
🕑: 06:30 PM - 08:15 PM
Dinner & The Mastermind Conversation
Info: Dinner is served as the evening's theme helps move the room beyond introductions and into ideas, experiences and perspectives worth discussing.
The theme starts the conversation.
The people around the table create the value.
🕑: 08:15 PM - 08:45 PM
Final Conversations & Connections
Info: Continue the conversations that stood out, make introductions and connect with the people you'd like to know better.
The evening concludes at 8:45 PM.
Leave with fewer contacts than you might collect at a traditional networking event—
but hopefully a few relationships that matter.
Event venue & nearby stays
Charcoal Steak House, 2980 King Street East, Kitchener, Canada
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